Barack Obama's loss in another big state coupled with the margins by which he lost blue-collar and rural voters may raise questions about his electability.
The results in Pennsylvania follows similar trends set in previous contests: Clinton won the white vote, Obama won the black vote; Clinton won the older vote, Obama won the younger vote; Clinton won in rural areas, Obama carried the urban vote.
Obama on Wednesday downplayed Clinton's win, saying "it's important for people to keep things in perspective.
Sen. Hillary Clinton speaking to the "Super Delegates" as well as to voters in upcoming states, stated
"Clearly [Obama] outspent me again in Pennsylvania, 3 to 1, and we roared back with a tremendous grass-roots campaign and millions of people turning out to vote and favoring me by a big margin. ... The fair question is, if you can't win the states we have to win in the fall, maybe that says something about your general-election appeal," she said.
With neither candidate able to reach the 2,025 delegates needed for the nomination, those super delegates will decide who gets the nomination. And they have to weigh questions like How many of Obama's supporters would vote for Mcaine, if Hillary got the nomination VS How many of Clinton's would switch if reversed. Who would be the strongest candidate, as well as pondering their own political interests, and pressures.
Is this a sign the "Tide is turning", or is it too little too late. One thing is for sure- this is not a boring primary this time around.
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